MS 8055
National Library of Australia
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Collection Summary
- Creator
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Australian National Word Festival
- Title
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Records of the Australian National Word Festival
- Date Range
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1982-1986
- Collection Number
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MS 8055
- Extent
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1.12 metres (8 boxes)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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National Library of Australia
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Files 1-13 include correspondence with publishers, booksellers, sponsors and others and contain copies of letters sent, cuttings and Executive Committee minutes.
Files 14-27 contain correspondence with writers, cuttings, reports, National Word Competition entries, and biographical details of writers.
Files 28-33 are alphabetical subject files.
Files 35-51 are alphabetical subject files.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1500545).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of the Australian National Word Festival, National Library of Australia, MS 8055, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Arrangement
Files 1-13 were maintained by Colin Steele, Honorary Secretary and Chairman, 1982-85.
Files 14-27 were maintained by Alison Broinowski, Executive Director and Susan Salthouse, Executive Officer.
Files 28-33 were maintained by Alison Broinowski, Executive Director.
Files 34-51 were maintained by Susan Salthouse, Executive Director and Julie Gorrell, Administrative Officer.
Item Descriptions
National Word Festival, 19-21 March 1983: University House, ANU: May 1982-Jan. 1983 (File 1) - Box 1
National Word Festival, 19-21 March 1983: University House, ANU: Feb.-July 1983 (File 2) - Box 1
National Word Festival, 9-11 March 1985: May-Dec. 1983 (File 3-4) - Box 1
National Word Festival, 9-11 March 1985: Jan.-Mar. 1984 (File 5) - Box 1
National Word Festival, 9-11 March 1985: April-July 1984 (File 6-7) - Box 2
National Word Festival, 9-11 March 1985: Aug.-Oct. 1984 (File 8-9) - Box 2
National Word Festival, 9-11 March 1985: Nov. 1984-Jan. 1985 (File 10-11) - Box 2
National Word Festival, 9-11 March 1985: Jan.-Feb. 1985 (File 12-13) - Box 3
National Word Festival, 1982 (File 14-15) - Box 3
Writers' weekend (National Wordfest), 1982 (File 16-17) - Box 3
Word competition, 1983 (File 18) - Box 3
Correspondence - writers, A-L, 1982-83 (File 19-20) - Box 4
Correspondence - writers, M-Z, 1982-83 (File 21-23) - Box 4
Correspondence - writers, A-L, 1984-85 (File 24-25) - Box 4
Correspondence - writers, M-Z, 1984-85 (File 26-27) - Box 5
Australia Council, 1982-83 (File 28) - Box 5
Australian Film Commission, 1982 (File 29) - Box 5
Department of the Capital Territory, 1982 (File 29) - Box 5
Insurance, 1982 (File 29) - Box 5
Kids' World Competition, 1983 (File 29) - Box 5
National Word Contest, 1982-83 (File 29) - Box 5
Prime Minister's Prize, 1983 (File 29) - Box 5
Press clippings, 1982-83 (File 30) - Box 5
Press releases, 1983 (File 31) - Box 5
Publicity, 1982-83 (File 31) - Box 5
Reports, 1983 (File 32) - Box 5
Sponsors, British Council, State Government, 1982-83 (File 32) - Box 5
Taxation, 1982 (File 33) - Box 6
Thai writers, 1983 (File 33) - Box 6
Young people's day, 1983 (File 33) - Box 6
Post-festival letters, 1983 (File 33) - Box 6
Minutes, 1983-85 (File 34) - Box 6
Aboriginal Arts Board, 1984 (File 35) - Box 6
Antiquarian Book Fair, 1983-85 (File 35) - Box 6
Australia Council, 1984-85 (File 36) - Box 6
ACT Community Development Fund, 1985-86 (File 36) - Box 6
Book prize, 1984 (File 36) - Box 6
Book sales, 1983-85 (File 37) - Box 6
British Council, 1983-84 (File 37) - Box 6
Budget, 1984-85 (File 37) - Box 6
Canberra Festival, 1984 (File 37) - Box 6
Community Arts Programs (State), 1984-85 (File 38) - Box 6
Creche, 1985 (File 39) - Box 6
Crime, 1984-85 (File 38) - Box 6
Cultural councils/embassies/diplomatic missions, 1983-85 (File 38) - Box 6
Gestation (Sunday am), 1984 (File 40) - Box 7
Goff, Martyn, 1984-85 (File 40) - Box 7
Gourmets and guzzlers, 1984-85 (File 41) - Box 7
Governor-General's reception, 1984-85 (File 42) - Box 7
Humour, 1984-85 (File 42) - Box 7
Information technology, 1983-84 (File 42) - Box 7
Institution exhibitions, 1984-85 (File 43) - Box 7
Launchings, 1985 (File 43) - Box 7
Lessing, Doris, 1984-85 (File 43) - Box 7
National Film and Sound Archive, 1985 (File 44) - Box 7
Participation program bookings, 1984-85 (File 44) - Box 7
Prime Minister's Prize, 1983-85 (File 44) - Box 7
Publicity, 1983-85 (File 45) - Box 7
Publishers and associated bodies, 1983-85 (File 46) - Box 7
Romance, 1984 (File 47) - Box 8
Saturday am, 1984-85 (File 47) - Box 8
Science, 1984 (File 47) - Box 8
Small magazines, 1984-85 (File 48) - Box 8
Sport, 1984 (File 48) - Box 8
Sunday sleuth, 1984-85 (File 49) - Box 8
Supply (Sunday am), 1984 (File 49) - Box 8
University House, 1984-85 (File 49) - Box 8
Wine poets, 1985 (File 49) - Box 8
Young people's day, 1984 (File 50) - Box 8
Young people's day - competitions, 1985 (File 50) - Box 8
Young people's day - replies and booklets, 1984-85 (File 51) - Box 8